Thread by @barandbench

#BombayHighCourt to hear #KanganaRanaut’s plea seeking renewal of her passport on the ground that the Passport Authority of India is raising objections to the same due to FIR registered against her by Bandra police for hateful tweets and sedition.

Read about her application here: barandbench.com/news/litigatio…

Hearing before Bench of Justices PB Varale and SP Tavade.

Hearing begins.

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Adv Rizwan Siddiquee appears for Ranaut.
Adv Rizwan Merchant appears for the complainant Munnawarali Sayyed.
Chief Public Prosecutor Deepak Thakare appears for the State.

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Merchant submits that the application does not contain any order of the Passport Authority which is under challenge here.

Court asks Siddiquee about any order or a formal message from the passport authority raising objection.

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Court also points out that the applicant no 1 (Ranaut) is in the performance industry, but then applicant no. 2 (Ranaut’s sister) is not in the industry.

Siddiquee responds that the passport authority raised a verbal objection to her passport renewal application.

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Court: And you want us to pass an order against the passport authority without making them a party in this application.
If you agree to this - please amend the application accordingly making them a respondent.

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Court dictates order:

At the outset, counsel for the applicant submits that the application pertains to Ranaut and Rangoli Chandel, the grievance raised pertains to only Ranaut.

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Order:

The prayer clause (a) refers to applicant no. 1 (Ranaut) and applicant no. 2 (Chandel) was made a formal party in the petition seeking quashing of the FIR against them.

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Order:

Sidiquee orally prayed for amendment to the petition. Inadvertently, the competent authority is not made a party to the application, even though, the principal prayer for renewal of passport of Applicant no. 1.

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Order:

Siddiquee submits the act is of inadvertence, he be permitted to add the passport authority as respondent no. 3 to the application.
Oral prayer of counsel for amendment is allowed.

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Order:

Amendment be carried out in the course of the day.
Siddiquee is permitted to serve Merchant and Passport authority and serve affidavit of service.

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Order:

Notice returnable on June 25, 2021.

Siddiquee: The production schedule is already arranged.

Court: So? It is a movie production, they will schedule for her..

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Court: First of all if there was urgency, she would have approached you with all the details. Your application is vague.
We have granted you the earliest date!

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Hearing ends.

Matter posted for hearing on June 25, 2021.

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